Feather duster.



A. G. ISHAM. FEATHER DUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED 1 23.24, 1903.

PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

ASA C. ISHAl/I, OF MADISONVILLE, OHIO.

FEATHER nus'rnn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Aug. 4, 1908.

Application filed February 24, 1908. Serial No. 417,293.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, Asia 0. IsHAM, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Madisonville, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Feather Dusters, of

which t is following is a specification.

The object of myinvention is a feather duster in which the handle is secured to the head by a simple means, which is firm, withstands wear in use, and permits the parts to be coupled and uncoupled quickly. This object is attained by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa detail sectional view, taken upon line w-ct'F-ig. 1, upon an enlarged scale. Fi similar to Fig. f a modifie form 20 Referring to the parts: A metal thimble, or ferrule, A, is secured to the head,-B, of the duster, preferably by a bolt, 0, which asses centrall through the head. Thimb e, A,

has at iametrically opposite sides and at its upper edge, two L-shaped slots, 0, each ter- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a duster 3 is a View 'minating with a longitudinal notch, a. The end of handle, E, is made of a size to fit snugly within thimble, A, and has pins, 0, e, to engage the slots, 11.

In the form shown inFig. 2, a leaf spring, G, is held in the bottom of thimble, A, by bolt, 0, while in the form shown in Fig. 3, handle, E, has a similar sprin Gr, secured to its end. In inserting the handle in its socket, pins, e, e enter slots, a, the handle is then given a rotatory motion carrying the pins into notches, a in which the spring, G, or, G, retains tnem.

What I claim is:

Ina feather duster the combination of a head, a slotted thimble secured to the head, a handle with its end adapted to enter the thimble, a pin upon the handle to on age the slot and a spring! within I the thim 1e and adapted to hold t e pin within the slot.

ASA C. ISHAM.

I Witnesses:

Warnea F. MURRAY, Aenns MCCORMAOK. 

